Snohomish County Regional Training Consortium 1/31/2020

3.3. Training Consortium Chief"Training Chair".The Training Chair shall be: a Chief Officer of one of the Agencies, assigned by the employing agency to the Consortium on a fulltime or as agreed to by the Administrative Board and, appointed by the Administrative Board. (a) The Training Chair term of appointment shall be for two (2) year intervals. In the event the Training Chair position is vacated prior to the completion of the assigned term, a replacement shall be appointed to fill the position for the balance of the vacated term. (b) The Training Chair shall be responsible for: i. Recommending annual goals and objectives to the Administrative Board. ii. Developing common operating guidelines for all Agencies. iii. Developing common training programs, processes, and instructional materials for all Agencies. iv. Developing common training calendars for all Agencies. v. Performing such other tasks as directed by the Administrative Board. vi. Developing and recommending to the Administrative Board an annual Budget for the Training Consortium. vii. Managing the Training Consortium on a day-to-day basis. viii. Recommending acceptance or denial to the Administrative Board of Agency Training Officer assignments to the Training Consortium. 3.4. Organizational Assignments. The Agencies understand and agree that the Administrative Board has the authority to determine, establish, and modify the command structure and organizational responsibilities of any and all personnel assigned to the Training Consortium for the duration of the employees' assignment, irrespective of their current rank or position within their own agency. 4 RESOURCE ALLOCATION FULFILLMENT. The Agencies understand and agree that, as guardians of public funds, parity of resource obligation based upon participation is required, and taking into consideration as such, a funding formula shall be established and adopted by the Administrative Board annually for the operation of the training consortium. 4.1. The South County RFA , "Lead Agency", shall be the entity that manages and administers the finances of the Training Consortium as part of the Lead Agency's annual budget. The Lead Agency shall be determined by the Administrative Board, subject to approval of the Lead Agency's governing body. 4.2. On or before August 1st of each year, the Administrative Board shall prepare, adopt, and publish to the Agencies, the following year's General Budget for the Training Consortium's operations that identifies: (a) Financial, equipment, property, and personnel resource need to operate the Training Consortium throughout the budget cycle. (b) Financial equivalencies for; equipment dedication needs, and; personnel assignments based upon rank and commit time to the Training Consortium. Training Consortium Interlocal Agreement—Page 4